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Movie studios and cinema chains experiment to sell tickets

People just aren’t buying movie tickets like they used to. That’s why some movie houses have been trying to “enhance” the cinema experience. From dine-in theaters to new 4-D theatre seats that shake, rattle and roll, studios and cinema chains are experimenting with ways to get people back in the multiplex. Conor Knighton reports. Source Read More »

Famous dollhouse receives $200,000 renovation

It is the ultimate enchanted castle: lush gardens, sumptuous rooms, decorated with precious furniture and priceless art. There are glowing chandeliers and elegant bathrooms. Not bad, for a dollhouse. Rita Braver reports on Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle, recently renovated at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Source Read More »

Almanac: “It Happened One Night” premieres

On Feb. 22, 1934, the comedy starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert – playing a couple forced by circumstance to travel unwillingly together across Depression-era America – premiered. It would go on to make Academy Award history. Charles Osgood reports. Source Read More »

Critics predict the Oscar’s big winners

The 87th Academy Awards are set for tomorrow night at Hollywood’s Dolby theater, and the contest for “Best Picture” seems to be down to two films. Matt Singer, movie critic from Screencrush.com and Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune join “CBS This Morning: Saturday” with predictions. Source Read More »